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Pak, Afghan, US officials discuss military cooperation

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, July 9, IRNA -- Pakistani, Afghan and US military and
diplomatic officials have met in Afghanistan to develop a "common
understanding" of current operations along the border region between
Afghanistan and Pakistan, said a US statement received here Friday.
"We will continue to work with the Afghanistan and Pakistan
security forces in any way that serves our common objectives of
defeating terrorism, denying sanctuary (to terrorists) and
strengthening cooperative security," said Brig. Gen. Charles Jacoby,
deputy commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force 76, according to
a Pentagon statement.
"The coalition will continue its aggressive operations and
reconstruction efforts on the Afghanistan side of the border as the
Pakistan military continues its operations within its own borders."
Meanwhile, a Pakistani military official Friday confirmed the
meeting but refused to give any details.
The US delegation hosted the sub-committee meeting called The
Military Information Exchange Sub-committee of the Tripartite
Commission.
"We are delighted with the success so far of the recent Pakistan
military offensive, and are completely confident in its success,"
Jacoby was quoted as saying.
The delegates discussed specific practical initiatives intended
to improve existing cooperation along the border such as the
positioning of radio and phone communications equipment, according to
the statement.
The sub-committee agreed to meet again in late July after being
updated on Pakistani military operations in the border region.
Pakistan says hundreds of foreign militants are hiding in the
border areas. It has also said that they will be given amnesty if they
register themselves with the local authorities and stop attacks in
Afghanistan and also against Pakistani forces.
Pakistan has deployed some 70,000 troops along the border with
Afghanistan to prevent Al-Qaeda and remnants of the Taliban from
entering its soil.
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